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Product Description

For songwriters, Scarlett 2i2 is the gold standard. With 2 Focusrite mic pres, you are fully equipped to record your music with ease and quality.

The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is a 2 in/2 out USB recording interface featuring two award-winning Focusrite preamps. Housed in an attractive anodized aluminum unibody chassis, the interface not only sounds fantastic but looks great too. What's more, it's solid enough to take on the road when you travel. The Scarlett 2i2 is much more than just a pretty metal box...

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25 Years of Experience

For more than 25 years, Focusrite has designed some of the most popular microphone preamps in the industry. This experience has been used to create the transparent, low-noise and low-distortion preamp found not only in the Scarlett 2i2 but also our flagship Firewire interface, the Liquid Saffire 56. Plenty of available headroom makes it suitable for moving coil, condenser and ribbon microphones regardless of the source. Phantom power is provided for mics that need it.

Plug Straight In

The front panel Neutrik combination input can be used to connect line and instrument level signals as well as microphones. This makes it perfect for recording the output of a synthesizer or stage piano, whilst at the flick of a switch you can cater for the output of an electric or acoustic guitar.

Keep an Eye on Your Levels

Unique halo signal indicators let you know that you've got a good signal level for recording. Red means that your signal is clipping, and that you should reduce the gain. The halo will momentarily turn amber as the level returns to a healthy level, at which point it will turn green.

Flexible Monitoring Options

A large monitor dial provides a tactile control for the volume of your speakers, whilst a high quality headphone amp provides a clean yet loud signal to headphones connected to the front panel socket. The direct monitor switch routes audio directly from the inputs to both the headphone and speaker outputs. This allows you to monitor the incoming signal with zero-latency.

Polish Your Mix

The included Scarlett Plug-In suite provides effects compatible with all major DAWs; so whether you're using GarageBand, Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic or the included Ableton Live Lite, Scarlett 2i2 is the complete package for you to get recording straight away.

High-Quality Mic Preamps

Scarlett 2i2 features two high quality award-winning Focusrite mic pres. With more than 25 years of experience in designing analogue equipment, Focusrite produce the best mic preamps in the industry. The preamps found in the Scarlett 2i2 are no exception to this, and share the same design as those found in our flagship interfaces: Saffire PRO 40 and Liquid Saffire 56.

Excellent Digital Performance

With 24-bit resolution at sample rates of up to 96 KHz, the digital conversion in the Scarlett 2i2 is of very high quality meaning that every note and every subtle detail is captured with great clarity.

Rugged Metal Unibody Case

The anodized aluminum unibody chassis ensures that your Scarlett 2i2 can withstand the harsh environment of the road. It also makes Scarlett 2i2 the most beautiful interface around ...

Truly Portable Interface

Scarlett 2i2 is very light and compact making it easy to fit in a laptop bag. It's also bus powered meaning that you don't need an additional power supply. Simply plug in to your computer and hit record!

Unique LED Gain Halos

The gain halos which surround the gain knob for each input provides an easy way to know that the signal you're recording is the right level. It will show green when the signal is at a good level (above -24dBFS). If it turns to red, you know that the signal is too loud and is therefore clipping - if this happens, simply reduce the gain until the halo returns to green.

Direct Monitor Function

Flick the direct monitor switch on the front panel of your 2i2 and you will hear what you're recording through your speakers or headphones, without the signal having to go through your computer. This avoids the possibility of latency, which can be distracting when recording.

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OK. Here's the skinny on the 2i2. The preamp is amazing for this price point. Good luck finding a better one even in the $500 audio interface range. Yeah I mean that seriously. It is velvety smooth and extremely quiet... but, you will need an attenuator for active pickups. Buy a cheap $20 inline attenuator if you don't already have one because otherwise you'll clip the input stage. Even a single coil will clip fairly easy. Not sure why they didn't include a pad but you have been warned. If you're playing humbuckers, forget it! You'll clip with the gain all the way down unless you turn down the volume on your guit. Other than that it's a sweet lil interface. The Scarlett suite too is excellent. Plugins don't usually impress me but these did. The reverb plugin is now my goto reverb. It sounds lush, warm and gorgeous like an analog verb. They're not real surgical plugs but they really don't need to be because they sound so good. Obviously you won't be buying this for flexible routing, but for $149 this is one sweet sounding interface.

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im new to my home studio and i wasn't sure what audio interface to pick, i took a gamble and picked the scarlett 2i2 which is an amazing audio interface.Great sound, Good quality, and easy to use. I definitely love this audio interface and i recommend it to anyone trust me you wont be disappointed

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